Research therefore aimed to provide some practical solutions and also to contribute tothe academic literature. The extant literature had dealt with issues mainly uncovered indeveloped countries although there were some that dealt with some developingcountries in Latin America and North Africa but not the oil rich GCC countries.Our study was based on a mixed methods methodology which examined the views ina sample of project managers working in the GCC supplemented by face to face semistructured interviews and triangulated using quantitative analysis where possible. Thevariables to be tested were chosen from a close reading of the extant literature andproject failure was defined as project not meeting the deadlines set and/or going overbudget.Our results were very much in line with those found in other countries and regions ofthe world although some specific to the region were also identified. From them a seriesof recommendations were made which were specific to the GCC.While this study has its limitations its principal contribution is that it has identifiedcauses of failure, recommended solutions and added to the literature on projectmanagement. It has also made some suggestions for further research in the area.
